1. International Foods
The Middle East

2. Political Borders Please outline the Middle East on your maps, shade it in, and label the area “Middle East”

3. Physical Map On your maps, locate and label the Fertile Crescent.
As its name suggests, this area has excellent growing conditions. It was the first place where humans settled and civilizations developed.

4. Middle East and North Africa
Many similarities among foods
Basic ingredients and methods are similar
Fruits: apricots, pomegranates, dates, figs, grapes, oranges.
Vegetables: eggplant, peppers, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes
Seasonings: parsley, dill, mint, cinnamon, lemon juice, pine nuts, onion, garlic.
On your maps: Write or draw 3 of the examples above

5. Common Foods Tahini (sesame seed paste) Lamb Lentils Beans Rice
Pork is forbidden by religious law.
On your maps: write or draw two of the above

6. Staple Foods (write or draw on maps)
Wheat, mainly in the form of bulgher,
which has a thick husk.
Yogurt (leban)

7. Dishes (choose one to put on map)
Kibbi: mixture of ground lamb, bulgur,
cinnamon, allspice
Chelo: Steamed rice with a meat or vegetable dish

8. Dining Etiquette - Kuwait
Dining etiquette in the home
Check to see if the host is wearing shoes. If not, remove yours at the door.
Dress conservatively.
Show respect for the elders by greeting them first.
Accept any offer of food or drink. To turn down hospitality is to reject the person.
If you are invited for a meal, there is often a great deal of socializing and small talk before the meal, and the evening comes to an end quickly after the meal.
Table Manners
Dining etiquette for your hands. Eat only with the right hand.
Expect to encounter eating utensils only in the most westernized of Kuwaiti homes.
Dining etiquette for order of service. Meals are generally served family-style. Guests are served first. Then the oldest, continuing in some rough approximation of age order until the youngest is served.
Dining etiquette for the end of the meal. When the host stands, the meal is over.
DISCUSS similarities and differences with your own dining etiquettes.

9. Video Links
Food and culture in Jordan Watch: Write down TWO things that stood our for you regarding each of the three featured food cultures: Bedouins, Circassians, and Palestinians. Hand this in. Street food in Amman: